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| TV's Robson Green helps save Devon cliff man | TV's Robson Green helps save Devon cliff man |
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| Actor and TV presenter Robson Green has been involved in a dramatic cliff rescue. | Actor and TV presenter Robson Green has been involved in a dramatic cliff rescue. |
| He was filming in Clovelly, north Devon when a man in his 70s was found 60ft (18m) down the cliff. | He was filming in Clovelly, north Devon when a man in his 70s was found 60ft (18m) down the cliff. |
| The star heard his cries for help and tried to reach him before coastguards airlifted the man to safety. | The star heard his cries for help and tried to reach him before coastguards airlifted the man to safety. |
| His spokeswoman said he "only did what anyone else would have done in the circumstances" and did not consider himself a hero. | His spokeswoman said he "only did what anyone else would have done in the circumstances" and did not consider himself a hero. |
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| Coastguards said they were alerted by the actor at 14:35 BST on Wednesday as four local men tried to free the man from brambles. | Coastguards said they were alerted by the actor at 14:35 BST on Wednesday as four local men tried to free the man from brambles. |
| Local resident Sharon King, who saw the rescue, tweeted that Mr Green "went over the cliff to the casualty. No thought for himself. Lovely man!" | Local resident Sharon King, who saw the rescue, tweeted that Mr Green "went over the cliff to the casualty. No thought for himself. Lovely man!" |
| The spokeswoman for Mr Green said: "He tried to get down to him but sadly he was too far down the cliff, so he called the coastguard who sent a rescue crew to bring the man to safety. All recognition should go to them." | The spokeswoman for Mr Green said: "He tried to get down to him but sadly he was too far down the cliff, so he called the coastguard who sent a rescue crew to bring the man to safety. All recognition should go to them." |
| A coastguard helicopter winched the man who was shaken but unhurt to the top of the cliff. | A coastguard helicopter winched the man who was shaken but unhurt to the top of the cliff. |